Aerial vehicle



Apr. 10, 1923. 7 1,451,346

A. SEYDEL AERIAL VEHICLE Filed Aug. 25, 1922 INVENTOR A SEYDEL.

TTORNE Y Patented Apr. 10, 1923.

UN E- AR ADOLFCSTEYDEL, or BROOKLYN, nEwYoaK.

'AERIAL VEHICLE.

Application filed August 23,1922. Serial No. 583,717.

T 0 all whomz't may concern:

'Be it known that I, ADOLF SEYDEL, a citizen of Germany,'residing at Brooklyn, New York, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Aerial Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices by which aerial navigation may be attained bymanual efiort and has as its object to provide an apparatus simulating a bird having a buoyant body, movable wings and dirigible tail or rudder. I H

A further purpose is in the provision of a chamber in the vehicle for the operator and means whereby the wings may be actuated by the rider.

These objects are attained by the novel design, construction and arrangement-of parts hereafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a plan View of an embodimen of the invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the same.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

In the drawing, the numeral 10 designates the forward portion of the body having at its front a raised head 11 and connected to sages 17 at the cock-pit which, as shown, is I cylindrical, as is also the cross section of the casing.

The space within the casing is gas and water tight and adapted to contain any 7 ing a rider.

- lighter-than-air gas by which the body is rendered so buoyant as nearly or quite nearly to float in the air when equipped and carry- Attached by hinges 18 totheupper part of 'the body, on each side thereof, are wings 19, generally 'concavo-convex and having an area suited for their purpose.

These wings are manipulated by the arms of the riderwhich pass through pairs of loops 20 secured to the underside of the the tail 21 for steering the vehicle sidewise, suitable connections, not shown, extending from the rudders to the cock-pit to be operated by the rider.

Due to the buoyancy of the vehicle it may be readily navigated in the air with reasonable exertion on the part of therider and obviously steered as desired. v

Having thus described my invention, the

manner of its construction and operation,.

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patents, is s An aerial vehicle comprising a hollow body raised at the front and of substantially circular cross section thruout, said body I tapering from the center fore and aft, a vertical cock-pit in the centerof said body,

'said cock-pit having a flooring through which the legs of the riderextend, a'pair of wings hinged to said body, hooks on the underside of said wings to engage the arms of the rider, a tail on said body, and rudders for changing the inclination and direction of the vehicle.

In witness whereof I afiix my signature.

-V ADOLF SEYDEL.

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